Privacy Policy

Veooria is operated by Hagmus Tech Limited ("Veooria", "we", "our", or "us"), which acts as the data controller for personal information collected through the platform.

We are committed to protecting personal information in accordance with applicable laws, including the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023 and other applicable data protection regulations.

We process personal information on one or more of the following legal grounds:

• User consent.
• Performance of our contractual obligations.
• Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Protection against fraud and abuse.
• Legitimate business interests, including platform security and service improvement.

Personal Information:

• Full name, email address, phone number, date of birth, nationality, address

Professional Information:

• Resume/CV, education, certifications, skills

Verification Information:

• Professional credentials, supporting documentation

Technical Information:

• Browser, IP address, log data, cookies and analytics

We may collect information relating to premium subscriptions, purchases, and transactions conducted through the platform.

Payment transactions are processed through secure third-party payment providers, that are legally authorized payment processors.

Veooria does not store complete payment card details on its systems.

Payment providers may process transaction information in accordance with their own privacy policies and regulatory obligations.

To improve trust and platform integrity, Veooria may collect verification documents such as:

• Government-issued identification.
• Professional licenses.
• Educational certificates.
• Supporting verification documents.

These documents are collected solely for identity verification, credential verification, fraud prevention, and platform security purposes.

Verification documents are accessible only to authorized personnel and approved verification partners where necessary.

We use information to:

• Create and manage user accounts.
• Facilitate recruitment activities.
• Verify user identities and credentials.
• Match candidates with opportunities.
• Improve platform functionality.
• Provide customer support.
• Prevent fraud and abuse.
• Comply with legal obligations.

Users acknowledge that information contained within their profiles may be displayed to recruiters, employers, hiring organizations, and authorized partners according to the visibility settings available on the platform.

Sensitive verification documents are not publicly displayed.

We may share information with trusted service providers who assist with payment processing, hosting infrastructure, analytics, verification services, customer support, and platform operations.

• Recruiters and employers.
• Verification partners.
• Payment processors.
• Hosting providers.
• Analytics providers.
• Legal authorities when required by law.

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards including access controls, authentication measures, monitoring systems, and secure data storage practices designed to protect personal information.

While we strive to protect personal information, no system can guarantee absolute security.

We retain information only as long as necessary to provide services, meet legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

Verification records may be retained for compliance, fraud prevention, audit, dispute resolution, and legal obligations.

Information may be retained after account closure where required by applicable laws or legitimate business purposes.

Users may:

• Access personal information.
• Correct inaccurate information.
• Request deletion.
• Withdraw consent.
• Object to certain processing activities.
• Request a copy of their personal data.
• Request transfer of their data where applicable.
• Lodge complaints with applicable data protection authorities.

In the event of a personal data breach, Veooria will take reasonable steps to investigate, contain, and address the incident.

Where required by applicable law, affected users and relevant authorities may be notified.

Hagmus Tech Limited
Operator of Veooria

Users who believe their privacy rights have been violated may contact us directly or lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority where permitted by law.

By using Veooria, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.